STANDARD: The system has the resources and services necessary to support its vision and purpose and to ensure achievement for all students. Impact Statement:A system is successful in meeting this standard when it has sufficient human, material, and fiscal resources to implement a curriculum that: enables students to achieve expectations for student learning, meets special needs, and complies with applicable regulations. The system employs and allocates staff well-qualified for their assignments. The system provides ongoing learning opportunities for all staff to improve their effectiveness. The system ensures compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations. Indicators Rubric Please indicate the degree to which the noted practices/processes are in place in the school system.The responses to the rubric should help the school system identify areas of strength and opportunities for improvement as well as guide and inform the school system’s responses to the focus questions.
INDICATORS In fulfillment of this standard, the system:
Not Evident
Emerging
Operational
Highly Functional
Human Resources
5.1
Establishes and implements processes to recruit, employ, retain, and mentor qualified professional and support staff to fulfill assigned roles and responsibilities
5.2
Establishes and implements a process to assign professional and support staff based on system needs and staff qualifications as may be required by federal and state law and regulations (i.e., professional preparation, ability, knowledge, and experience)
5.3
Establishes and implements a process to design, evaluate, and improve professional development and ensures participation by all faculty and staff
5.4
Ensures that staff are sufficient in number to meet the vision and purpose of the school system and to meet federal and state law and regulations, if applicable
Financial Resources
5.5
Engages in long-range budgetary planning and annually budgets sufficient resources to support its educational programs and to implement its plans for improvement
5.6
Ensures that all financial transactions are safeguarded through proper budgetary procedures and audited accounting measures
Physical Resources
5.7
Maintains sites, facilities, services, and equipment to provide a safe, orderly, and healthy environment
5.8
Establishes and implements written security and crisis management plans with appropriate training for stakeholders
5.9
Implements processes and plans for maintaining and improving sites, facilities, and equipment
5.10
Provides technology infrastructure and equipment that is up-to-date and sufficient to accomplish the system’s goals
Support Systems
5.11
Provides and coordinates support services that meet the health, counseling, nutrition, safety, co-curricular, transportation, and special learning needs of all students
5.12
Provides student support services coordinated with the school, home, and community
Definitions
Not EvidentLittle or no evidence exists
EmergingEvidence indicates early or preliminary stages of implementation of practice
OperationalEvidence indicates practices and procedures are actively implemented
Highly FunctionalEvidence indicates practices and procedures are fully integrated and effectively and consistently implemented
Focus Questions
Please respond to the following questions regarding the processes that are in place to support the school system’s implementation of the research-based practices outlined in the indicators rubric.Responses to these questions should support the school system’s self-assessment on the indicators rubric.Be thorough and concise in your answers, focusing on quality and depth over quantity.
What is the school system’s process for recruitment, induction, placement, development, evaluation, and retention of qualified professional and support staff across the system and its schools?
How does the leadership ensure that the allocation of financial resources is supportive of the school system’s vision, programs, services, and its plans for continuous improvement?
How does the school system ensure, support, and monitor the provision of resource and support services that meet the needs of all students?
Resource & Support Systems
STANDARD: The system has the resources and services necessary to support its vision and purpose and to ensure achievement for all students.
Impact Statement: A system is successful in meeting this standard when it has sufficient human, material, and fiscal resources to implement a curriculum that: enables students to achieve expectations for student learning, meets special needs, and complies with applicable regulations. The system employs and allocates staff well-qualified for their assignments. The system provides ongoing learning opportunities for all staff to improve their effectiveness. The system ensures compliance with applicable local, state, and federal regulations.
Indicators Rubric
Please indicate the degree to which the noted practices/processes are in place in the school system. The responses to the rubric should help the school system identify areas of strength and opportunities for improvement as well as guide and inform the school system’s responses to the focus questions.
INDICATORS
In fulfillment of this standard, the system:
Definitions
Not Evident Little or no evidence exists
Emerging Evidence indicates early or preliminary stages of implementation of practice
Operational Evidence indicates practices and procedures are actively implemented
Highly Functional Evidence indicates practices and procedures are fully integrated and effectively and consistently implemented
Focus Questions
Please respond to the following questions regarding the processes that are in place to support the school system’s implementation of the research-based practices outlined in the indicators rubric. Responses to these questions should support the school system’s self-assessment on the indicators rubric. Be thorough and concise in your answers, focusing on quality and depth over quantity.